He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
David came to the throne through almost insurmountable trials, and foreign enemies harassed him even into old age. Rather than boast of his own victories, he exalts God as the true author of them, showing that his reign prefigures Christ's kingdom, one that will triumph over all resistance by the Father's incomprehensible power.
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Commenting on Psalm 18:1-50
Poetry itself has no jewel brighter than these verses that follow: sorrow, the cry, God's descent, the rescue of the afflicted set to music worthy of heaven's harps. Christ our Saviour is the chief subject here, and every line finds its deepest meaning in Him.
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Commenting on Psalm 18:4
God descends in haste through darkness, spurning every obstacle, and fights within the dense vapours like a warrior in smoke and dust to find out the hearts of His enemies. Prayer moves earth and heaven; a trustworthy heart enlisting divine aid turns the tables on its foes utterly.
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